Curtain-window installation



May 22, 1921s.n 1,671,060

R. @ALPIN CURTAIN WINDOW INSTALLATION Filed Jan. 14, 1925 Patented May 22, 1928. i

,UNITED-1 i rannte PATENTl cinetica.l

RAYMOND cALrrN, or nvnnn'r'r, MAssAcHUsErrs, AssreNoR To A. s. CAMPBELL corr-y PANY, on nAsfr B o's'roN,v MASSAGHUSETTS, Af-GQBYORA'IAION; 0E MASSACHUSETTS:

CURTAIN-WINDOW INSTALLATION.'

Application med January 14, .19.25- serial' No.. 2.2.87.

This invention aims to provide animproved curtain window installation, improved frame members for the installation, and the method of making a fra-me element.

In the drawings, which villustrate two preferred embodiments of my invention Figure l is an elevation View of the installation showing parts broken away to eX- pose the construction of the glass-holding framemember;

Fig. 2 isa full size fragmentary- View of one corner 'of' the installation showinga portion of the cover frame'brolien away;

Fig, 3 is an enlarged'section on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4: is an enlarged section on the line 1r-4i of 2; l

Fig. 5 is an enlarged section on the line 5-5 of Fig. I; v

Fig. 6 is ya series of detail sections showing the various steps in forming the beadedy portion on thel glass-holding frame member;

Fig. 7 is a section on the line 7-7 ofl trated in Figs. l through l8, I have shown av curtain window installation which comprises a curtainl, which may be the curtain of an automobile, a glass 2', and a plurality of frame members -for securing the glass to the curtain.

The frame members comprise a glass-holding frame member 3 secured to one side of the curtain by a plurality of prongs 4 presented by al prong-presenting member 5 (Fig. 3) andA a Cover framev member l0 adapted to snapover theglass-holdingframe member 3 and hold the; glass 2 in place. The prongs 4 pass through the curtain and through slots 6 in theglass-holding frame member and are bent against the surface of said frame to permanently secure both frame members 3 and 5 to the curtain.

The prong-presenting member presents' a relatively wideA fabric-gripping surface at one side thereof and at the other side presents a centrally located beaded portionV 7 for strengthening purposes.` l

The glass-holding frame member 3 is provided, at its 1nnerpe11pliery,"w1th an 'up'- standing wall 8 which surrounds the glass'2l as best illustrated in Figs.` 3, 4 and 5. kThe glass is: held in positionby the prong-pre# senting frame member 5 at one side, which extends beyond the Wall 8' withthe curtain l as a' cushion, and onthe opposite side bythe reversely bent flange portion 9 of the cover frame 10, which contacts directly with the" glass. `The reversely bent portion 9 ofthe cover' frame 10 is held against the glass by a plurality of lips 11, herein shown as'twoy n innumber, which are struck from the re` versely bent portion 9 and engage slots 12 i provided .in extended portions of the wall l8,

asbest shown in Figs. 5 and 7. AThe cover frame is somewhat yieldable laterally be-4 cause of its formation, and the sidescarry#v ing the lips 11 may be pressed manually t'of* ward each other to permit the lips'to be hooked'into the slots 12. When the sides are released, the frame will assume its normal formation `and the lips 1l will then enter the e slots l2', as shown in Fig. 5. The cover frame is also secured to the glass-holding frame member 3 by snapping the inwardly curvedr` outer periphery thereof over` the upstanding outer peripheral beaded portion of the frame member 3, as best illustrated in Figs. 3, 4

The above mentioned'arrangement of llocking the cover framed() to the glass-holding frame 3 prevents accidental loosening of the cover yframe which would result' iny the glas-s falling out of the ,frame member 3..

In assembling the installation, the frame members 3 and 5 are first secured to the curtain 1, as hereinbefore described* Then the glass is plac'ed'in the aperture surrounded by the Wa1l`8 and the cover frame is engaged with the glassfholding frame member 3, first at the inner periphery, as described, and

lil() then .snapped over the outer periphery.`

Thus the glass is held firmly in place by the cover frame and may be removed by merely releasing the cover frame without in any way disassembling the remaining frame members.

While theglass-holding frame member 3` may be stamped from a .single piece of metal,

as is the usual practice, I prefer to' press it from the material which is left over from the centers of the remaining frame members. Thus yI make use of otherwise waste metal and reduce the cost of manufacture without affecting the strength or durability of the frame.

The preferred method of `foi-lining the glass-holding member comprises providing two end pieces which include the corners of the frame and two side pieces, all of which are Vsecured together to provide a` frame member which has a continuous wall 8 and a continuous beaded portion 13.

The preferred method of forming the jointand connecting the parts ofthefraine 3 together is best illustrated in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 8.` Tlieends lllof the side .strips (Figs. 2 and 8) are bent upwardly so as to overs lap the ends 15 of the end pieces from which are punched, `or otherwise formed, rivets or eyelets 16 which pass through apertures in the ends 14 of the side strips. Thus the parts of the'. frame are secured together.

'Ihe Wallis made continuous, without overlapping, by cutting awajy7 a portion of the wall which correspondsin length with the` overlapped portions of the end-s of the frame parts, so that the wall on one piece abuts the wall of the cooperating piece. portion 13 is made continuous in substantially the same manner as the wall 8 is made continuous.

r The beaded portion 13 of the glass-holding :trame member is formed. by a series of operations, as best illustrated in Fig. 6.

First an upstanding flange is formed, then `the upper portion of the flangeis pressed inwardly to provide an initially bent p0rtion. After the parts of the frame are secured together, in the above mentioned manner, the upstanding initially bent flange portions are bentl inwardly to form the bead 13. The advantage of forming the bead after the parts are secured together is to have the beaded portion on each, art align with the other beaded portions, tiereby providing a continuous edge over which the cover frame` 10 may be snapped. i

Referring now to Fig. 9, I have shown a second preferred form of means for securing the cover frame ,10 to the upstanding wall 8 of the glass-liolding frame member 3. In this instance, the reversely bent portion 9 of the cover frame 10 is spaced away from the rest of the frame so as to provide a groove 17 which engages a plurality offlips 1S bent from the upper periphery of the wall 8. Thus the cover frame 10 is interlocked with the frame 3. 3 l

While I have shown and described pre ferred embodiments of my invention, it will be understoodthat changes involving omission, substitution, reversal and alteration of parts and even changes in the mode of operrIhe beaded ation, may be made Without departing from the scope of my invention, which is best defined' in the following claims. Claims: x

` 1. A curtain window installationcomprising, in combination, a glass, the curtain' .movableand attacliable topermit changing of the glass while the remainder of thecinstallation remains intact.

2. A curtain window installation comprising, lin combination, a glass, the curtainv fabric, a glass-holding frame secured tothe curtain, and a cover frame secured directly to the inner and outer periphera-lportions of said `glass-holding frame by cooperating means presented by said frames, said cover frame thereby concealing said glass-holding frame and holding said glass ,in position therein, said cover frame removable independently of the resti` of the installation lto permit changingthe glass without remov-` ing the glassliolding frame 4from the cui-,

tain.

member, a flexible fabric, a second frame member, means formed integralwith said frame members for permanently securing them lto said flexible fabric, a.V glass held against lateial movement by said glass-holding `frame member and a cover frame adapted yto engage the inner and outer edges of said glass-holding `framemember to secure A, curtain window installation compris-` ing, in combination, aglass-holding frame len it in position and to o'verlie a portion of said glass to provide the only means Vfor holding it in position in said"glass-holding` frame member. A

4;. A curtain window installation compris ing, in combination, a glass-holdingframe member, a curtain, a second frame member presenting a plurality of prongs for permanently securingsaid frame members to oppositefaces of said curtain, a glass supported by a portion of the inner edge of said second frame member with the curtain intert posed between said glass and'said supportinnv edge, iin-upstanding wall presented by said glass-holding `frame for holding said glass againstlateral movementand a cover frame having a reversely bent inner edge to yprovide the only means for holding said glass lin said glass-holding frame overlying said glass adjacent its edge, said cover frame. provided with means adapted to engage the outer andv inner edges of said glass-holdin g frame member to secure it thereto.

p glass against lateral movement and a cover frame having a reversely bent inner edge overlying said glass adjacent its edge to provide the only means for holding said glass in said glass-holdingframe, said cover frame presenting lips to engage slots in said Wall and adapted to snap over the outer periphery of said glass-holding frame member to secure it thereto.

6. A curtain Window comprising, in combination, a. prong-providing frame member and a prong-receiving member secured to 'opposite sides of a curtain fabric, one of said frame members presenting at its inner periphery an upstanding Wall, and a cover frame member secured at intervals to said upstanding Wall and engaging a glass surrounded by said Wall, said cover frame providing the only means supporting the glass at one side of the installation yand when removed permitting removal of the glass Without disturbing the remainder of the installation.

7. A curtain Window comprising, in combination, a prong-providing frame member and a prong-receiving member secured to opposite sides of a curtain fabric, one of said frame members presenting at its inner periphery an upstanding Wall, and a vcover' frame member extending beyond said Wall to provide a glass-engaging surface, said cover frame secured to said Wall at intervals by a plurality of lips extending into slots located in said upstanding Wall.

8. A curtain Windovv comprising, in combination, a glass-holding frame member presenting an upstanding peripheral Wall at its inner periphery and a beaded portion at its outer periphery, a prong-presenting frame member presenting a plurality of prongs for engagement With the glass-holding frame member for securing said frame membersto opposite sides of a curtain, said prong-presenting frame and the curtain extending beyond said upstanding Wall to provide a cushioned abutment for a glass and a cover frame member presenting a reversely bent edge portion extending beyond the upstanding Wall for holding the glass in place, said cover frame presenting a .plurality of lips for engagement with slots in said upstanding Wall to secure the inner periphery of the cover frame to the glass-holding frame and the outer periphery of said cover frame snapped over the beaded portion of said glass-holding frame to secure both frame vparts together. f

9. A curtain'vvindow frame including a glass-holding frame part presenting albeaded portion at the outer periphery thereof and an upstanding Wall at the inner periphery thereof, and a laterally distortable cover frame for concealing said glass-holding frame part, said cover frame presenting a plurality of lips engageable with said up* standing Wall by distortion of said frame, said lips being held in engagement With said Wall by snapping the outer peripheral edge portion, of said cover frame, over the beaded portion of said glass-holding `frame part.

l0. A curtain Window installation comprising, in combination, a curtain fabric, a glass, glasspositioning frame members permanently secured to said curtain fabric for positioning the glass relative thereto and a cover frame member assembly secured to one of said frame members for holding said glass in place, said cover frame member being removable from the frame members secured to the curtain to permit changing the glass While the remainder of the frame members remain secured to the' curtain fabric. y

1l. A curtain Window installation including a plurality of frame members secured vtogether to hold a glass in place relative to a curtain fabric, an upstanding Wall presented by one of said frame members adja cent the peripheral edge of the glass to prevent lateral movement of the glass, and a cover frame presenting interlocking means for cooperation With means presented by said upstanding Wall to secure said cover frame member in position to hold the glass in place at one side of the installation.

12. A curtain Window installation including a plurality of frame members securedtogether to hold a glass in place relative to a curtain fabric, yan upstanding Wall presented by one of said frame members adjacent the peripheral edge of the glass to prevent lateral movement of the glass, a plurality` of slots presented in said Wall for reception of lips presented by a laterallv yieldable removable cover frame for securing said cover frame member in position to hold the glass in place at one side of the installation.

In testimony whereof, I have name to this specification.

RAYMOND CALPIN.

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